The salary is good and there are many individuals that are good to work with

Cons

There is a lot of travel. Away from home much of the time. The pressure from upper management is enormous and your evaluation from the upper management seems to be completely off base from the reality of how you have done for the company. They seem to have a culture that you either fit into or you don't. Its hard to stay in good graces with your superiors. They also have no problem just letting you go with no real explainable reason fafter having given a strong impression that you are and will be a part of the team for years to come. I've worked with them 2 times, 12 years apart and the end of my career with them was in the same fashion leaving me lost for why I'm no longer desired.

I have been working at The Haskell Company as an intern (less than a year)

Pros

I've interned with several other large commercial construction companies, but none valued their interns as much as Haskell has. I've learned a lot while interning with Haskell and even had the opportunity to go out on the company yacht several times!

I have been working at The Haskell Company full-time (more than 5 years)

Pros

Great projects with ample budgets.Big on training/continuing education experiences.Very supportive of local community.Above average salary.

Cons

Construction is very much the favorite child - their bonuses reflect that vs. paltry bonuses for design staff.Management social interaction seems "forced."Because they are large, you can get pigeonhole d into a particular role.

Synergy of project teams, the ability to work hand in hand with construction side of Design-Build for all types of clients, quick design-construction turn around so the amount of experience you get is 3 times that of design only firms. You get rewarded for doing a good job.

Cons

Hard to attract talented architects into design build because of old stereotypes of design-build. Rollout of cutting edge technology was not well thought out by leadership.

Advice to ManagementAdvice

Keep looking for those who want more responsibility and give it to them - title and pay.Utilize A-E leadership to win Healthcare jobs leaving the construction folks at office until client asks for them. If you don't have that AE leadership, higher them, or stop chasing these projects.

I have been working at The Haskell Company full-time (more than 10 years)

Pros

Very collaborative work environment, management is transparent and cares. Company is responsive to outside environment and making good changes. Working hard to grow the business. Pay is good to excellent. Recent decision to add everyone to the bonus plan was great. Nice work environment.

Cons

Still not good at employee reviews. Not always sure where you stand. Some old-timers resist change. Still need to work harder balancin design and construction but getting much better.